$1,500,000.00
A forty-nine year old man was undergoing hemodialysis for his kidney disease. The hemodialysis is administered through a catheter that is permanently placed in one of the patient's veins. A few weeks after beginning treatment, his catheter began to show obvious signs of an infection. When a patient is properly treated with antibiotics and by removal of the infected catheter, there is very little risk. Unfortunately, the doctors and nurses failed to remove the infected catheter and failed to promptly start antibiotic treatments. The infection eventually spread and caused him to suffer a lethal stroke. He was survived by his wife and two adult daughters. After four years of litigation and a one week trial, attorney Matthew C. Friedman obtained a 1.5 million dollar jury award for the victim's family
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$1,300,000.00
A local 17 year old boy enjoyed playing basketball and planned on joining the Navy after he graduated high school. His life was cut tragically short one evening when a semi-tractor-trailer rear-ended the vehicle in which he was a passenger. He died of thermal injuries in the crash. He was survived by his grandmother and 13 year old brother. Attorney Matthew C. Friedman obtained a 1.3 million dollar settlement from the truck driver's insurance company.
$1,000,000.00
A 36 year old man was working to lower an industrial smokestack. While working on top of the smokestack, the boiler was turned up, causing our client to suffer carbon monoxide poisoning. He survived this incident but suffered mild cognitive damage. Attorneys James G. Bonebrake, Matthew C. Friedman, and Keith A. Karlson obtained a $1,000,000.00 settlement from the general contractor and the owner of the smokestack.
$800,000.00
A 22 year old woman had car trouble one evening on the Dan Ryan Expressway. She pulled over to the shoulder and waited in her car for help. Tragically, while parked on the shoulder, a drunk driver rear-ended her vehicle and she died upon arrival to the emergency room. She was survived by her mother and 10 year old brother. Matthew C. Friedman obtained a $800,000.00 settlement from the driver's insurance company.
$750,000.00
A child with down's syndrome went to a Chicago hospital for a tonsillectomy. Prior to the surgery, the anesthesiologist had a great deal of difficulty inserting the breathing tube. After the procedure, the anesthesiologist immediately removed her breathing tube. The child aspirated fluid and she was unable to breath for several minutes. With downs syndrome patients and where there is difficulty inserting the breathing tube, the standard of care requires the anesthesiologist to wait about 24 hours to remove the breathing tube. The child suffered some significant brain damage. After a lengthy hospitalization at another hospital, the child made a full recovery. Matthew C. Friedman obtained a $750,000.00 settlement from the doctor's insurance company.
$275,000.00
A 50 year old heroin addict went to the emergency room with fever, chills, and a low grade fever. The standard of care required that a blood test for bacterial infections be performed on patients with these symptoms who are known intravenous drug abusers. The emergency room doctor told the patient he had the flu and sent him home without performing any blood tests. The patient died of bacterial sepsis two days later. Matthew C. Friedman obtained a $275,000.00 settlement for his wife, son and daughter.
$175,000.00
Two children, brother and sister, were found to have very high lead levels in their blood. The apartment they lived in had very high concentrations of lead paint. This despite the fact that lead paint has been banned since 1977 and landlords have been required by Illinois law and Chicago ordinances to remove all lead hazards. The children now suffer from hyperactivity and severe learning disabilities as a result of the lead poisoning. Matthew C. Friedman obtained a $175,000.00 settlement from the landlord's insurance company.
$4,500,000.00 :Newborn with heart defect suffered permanent brain damage after nurse injected overdose of prescribed medication.
$500,000.00: Doctor failed to timely diagnose breast cancer resulting in death of 26 year old mother of three.
$425,000.00: Emergency room doctor failed to diagnose cerebellar infarction causing the death of a 14 year old girl.
$200,000.00: 50 year old man lost a testicle when an emergency room physician failed to diagnose testicular torsion.
$125,000.00: 9 year old girl was attacked by a pit bull while walking home from school, resulting in quarter size bald spot on her head.
$155,000.00: 45 year old man suffered a broken arm when, as a pedestrian, he was struck by a car.
$100,000.00: 25 year old woman suffered a torn ACL when her bicycle was struck by a car.
$100,000.00: An individual ran a red light an struck a 50 year old man resulting in a fractured leg. Recovered $100,000.00 policy limits from the defendant's insurance company.
$100,000.00: A car crossed the center line of road and struck our client head-on, resulting in a crush injury to her chest. Recovered $100,000.00 policy limits from the defendant's insurance company.
$100,000.00: 30 year old women was a passenger in a vehicle when the driver lost control and the car rolled over, resulting in severe head injuries. Recovered $100,000.00 policy limits from the defendant's insurance company.
$100,000.00: 45 year old man suffered head injury after his car was cut off by defendant's car.
$155,000.00: 20 year old man was a passenger in a vehicle that lost control on the expressway, resulting in three surgeries to repair fractured arm. Recovered policy limits from insurance company.
$98,000.00: 35 year old woman fractured her ankle when the stairs in her apartment building collapsed.
$75,000.00: 7 year old girl suffered half inch facial scar after being bitten by an Akita dog.
$67,250.00: 70 year old woman fractured her elbow when she fell at a bowling alley.
$60,000.00: 40 year old woman suffered a torn ACL when she fell at a Jewel food store.
*The above settlements are only a sample of the cases handled by the attorneys at Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. For more information please call us at 312-466-8200 or E-mail us at
